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I’ll take “Not Missing One Question” for a Thousand, Alex. [Akshay Rajagopal] 2007 Crimes in Washington, D.C. [animated] The 1211 Sixth Avenue Journal? [Rupert] Pelosi’s Potty Mouth [Jim Mills] Softball is HOT! [Jennie Finch] Twitter is for Real [20 million]
Romney is Totally Not Going to Sign the Bid
Romney Downplays McCain’s Rush Weekend BBQ MR. HUNT: Let’s talk about current politics for a minute. You and Govs. Crist and Jindal are going to spend the weekend with John McCain in Arizona. Some say it’s a vice presidential tryout; what are specific strengths that John McCain should look for …
Hyper Hill
10 Coaches Who Would Be Excellent CEOs [no Bobby Knight?] Rethink What it Means to Be Green [Inconvenient Truths] What Liberal Media? [CNN hosts Obama rally] Dang – Is Everyone on Twitter? [fishbowlDC] Market Forces at Work [h/t Last Call] Broken Windgate [Russert]
Its the First of the Month
O’Connor: House to observe moment of silence House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) honored the request of a North Carolina Republican this week by calling for a moment of silence on the first legislative day of each month to commemorate military personnel who have been killed or injured in Iraq or …
I’m Not a Player, I Just Crush A Lot
Ben Pershing’s Player of the Week: The Anonymous Army on Capitol Hill Flip on C-SPAN late at night, and you may well see a lawmaker giving a lengthy and impassioned speech to a largely empty House chamber. But while the room may look deserted, off-camera and behind the scenes there …
Hyper Hill
Ben Pershing Hates Meetings [Brain Storm] Vice President Rush Weekend [Barbeque] What Liberal Media? [Linda Douglass] What Do Schedulers Do All Day? [cake] Signs Your Suit Doesn’t Fit [Tailor]
Famous Five [Beach Reads]
No trip to Dewey is complete without a carton of smokes, bottle of booze, SPF 15 and a good book for the beach. Before you head out for the sun and surf this year, be sure to grab one of these books for your trip. Thank You for Smoking Christopher …
Cooley Will Hear About This in the Locker Room
WaPo: Chris Cooley, Tackled by True Love Captain Chaos is settling down! Redskins tight end Chris Cooley will marry former Redskins cheerleader Christy Oglevee tonight in Loudoun County. … “I’m crazy about her,” Cooley, 25, told us yesterday. “She’s the most influential person in my life. We’re extremely good friends …
A Little Housekeeping…..
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Hyper Hill
SECOND Best Way to Read Political News [alltop] Many DC Cabs Won’t Have Meters [June 1] NFL Ponders 17 Game Season [MORE!] People Keep Their Word? [Politics] One of Each, Please [Beer Belly]
Famously Wanted
Here’s today’s ad of the day via Craigslist DC. Wanted: Need two guys and a truck to help me move… Vito, is that you?
Bill Clinton’s obsession with the Lincoln Bedroom
In what is soon to be dubbed “Bill Clinton’s failed attempt to become First Husband”- has apparently not slowed his attempt to get back to the White House, in whatever manner he can. His latest strategy- prop up his daughter. [the next best thing] Like an over-obsessed stage mother, he …
Dan Snyder and Clinton Portis Doing the Soldier Boy
Ok, that didn’t actually happen (yet!), but FamousDC is bringing you Sunday’s WaPo headline early. Yes, it seems our favorite NFL All-Pro Redskins Tight End, Chris Cooley, is blogging about his upcoming wedding this weekend to fired Redskins cheerleader, Christy Oglevee. The Cooley Zone: My Redskins cheerleader-turned-Redskins wife From the …
From the Trail
Sen. John McCain Confronts Race Issues John McCain recently sat down with ESSENCE magazine, to talk about his plan to address African-American concerns as the Republican nominee for president. McCain announces plans to attend the NAACP convention and to include African-Americans and Latinos in his cabinet. Even if you don’t …
Move over Mary Matalin and James Carville
There’s another bipartisan marriage headed to Capitol Hill. Ken Spain, the brave spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee [NRCC], asked Emily Kryder, Press Secretary for Lois Capps [D], if she would marry him while on a Capitol Dome Tour today. In what must seem like the only good news …